"They know I disappear every Thursday to go and play Pokemon cards, they see me come in with my Pikachu jacket, and they see my Pokemon mugs," he told AFP. He admits he spends "too much money" on rare Pokemon cards, whose prices have boomed as virus lockdowns push people towards indoor pursuits, with some in mint condition going for over US$500,000 (RM2.03bil) in recent weeks. The winning concept has sold countless toys, film tickets and more than 30 billion Pokemon cards since the first black-and-white Game Boy titles were released in Japan in 1996. At the time I was really into squirrels, (which) store food in their cheeks," she told a Japanese newspaper. An anime episode in the 90's caused several seizures among Japanese children – which some deemed a case of mass hysteria.

Source: The Star February 27, 2021 02:02 UTC